Press Release
Ethiopia: Tigray Residents at Renewed Risk of Human Rights Violations as Violence Returns to the Region
The resumption of violence in Tigray region puts residents at renewed risk of human rights violations.
August 4, 2026
Press Release
Ethiopia: International Community Must Act to Safeguard Press Freedom Ahead of National Election
Ethiopian authorities should reverse these increasingly authoritarian tendencies and immediately end this campaign of repression against the media.
May 29, 2026
Press Release
Yemen: One Year On, Impunity for Detention Center Strike Exposes US Failures on Accountability and Civilian Harm Prevention
One year after the deadly US air strike on a Huthi-run migrant detention center in Sa’ada, Yemen, there is no justice or reparation.
April 28, 2026
Press Release
Ethiopia: Authorities Must Investigate Sexual Violence, Summary Killings and Torture by OLA Fighters
Members of Ethiopia’s Oromo Liberation Army have subjected women and girls to sexual violence committing rape, gang rape, sexual slavery,…
March 6, 2026
Report
No One Came to My Rescue: Gang Rape, Sexual Slavery, and Mass Displacement of Women in Oromia, Ethiopia
As the armed conflict continues in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, women and girls have been subjected to rape and…
March 5, 2026
Press Release
Ethiopia: Authorities Must Engage in Negotiations with Striking Healthcare Professionals, Unconditionally Release Detained Medics
Ethiopian authorities have arrested 212 healthcare workers since the strike began on May 12, 2025.
May 23, 2025
Blog
It’s No Longer Shrinking, It’s Being Crushed: Why the Closure of Civic Space in Ethiopia Should Matter to the U.S.
The U.S. must protect civil society in Ethiopia by condemning the suspension of civil society organizations and assaults against journalists.
May 9, 2025
Press Release
Africa: Richer Countries Must Commit To Pay At COP29 As Climate Change Forcibly Displaces Millions Across Africa
It’s time for the countries who caused all this devastation to pay up so African people can adapt to the…
November 4, 2024
Press Release
East and Southern Africa: Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
May 3, 2024
Press Release
Ethiopia: Merawi Killings Should Be Independently Investigated
African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate killings of civilians by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces.
April 12, 2024
Press Release
Ethiopia: End Extrajudicial Executions in Amhara Region, Bring Perpetrators to Justice
The government of Ethiopia should urgently open effective independent investigations into human rights abuses in the context of the ongoing…
February 26, 2024
Press Release
U.S. Makes Atrocity Determination in Northern Ethiopia Conflict
In response to Secretary of State Blinken announcing the atrocity designation for Ethiopia, Kate Hixon, Africa Advocacy Director at Amnesty…
March 22, 2023